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Kytoon Balloons - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph
Summary
Original caption: “Kytoon” balloons are supplied by the U.S. Air Force’s Air Weather Service during the Atomic Energy Commission’s periodic atomic tests at the Nevada proving grounds to obtain weather information.
Civil Defense Photographs
Blimp a large aircraft without wings, consisting of a large bag filled with gas that is lighter than air and driven by engines. In the past passengers were carried in a structure hanging below. In 1852, Henri Giffard built the first powered airship, which consisted of a 143-ft (44-m) long, cigar-shaped, gas-filled bag with a propeller, powered by a 3-horsepower (2.2-kW) steam engine. Later, in 1900, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin of Germany invented the first rigid airship.
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Date
20/04/1952
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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